ArticleFrontiers in public health2024
Neuromodulatory effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on cue reactivity and craving in young adults with internet gaming disorder: an event-related potential study.
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- Neurophysiological and Behavioral Responses to Gambling Cues in Individuals with Internet Gambling Disorder: A VR-EEG-GSR Study.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Off-Label Medications and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) in the Treatment of Internet Gaming Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Review
- Emerging Interventions in Behavioral Addictions: A Narrative Review of Psychedelics and Neuromodulation.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Anodal excitatory HD-tDCS over left DLPFC on impulsivity, problem solving, and executive functions in young-onset behavioral addiction: A randomized sham-controlled study.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: This study assessed the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cue reactivity and craving for game-related cues using event-related potentials (ERPs) in internet gaming disorder (IGD) patients. Methods: At baseline, a series of game-related and neutral pictures were shown to both IGD and healthy controls (HCs) while ERPs were recorded. Late positive potentials (LPP) were used to investigate cue reactivity. During intervention, IGD patients received 10 sessions (two sessions/day for 5 consecutive days, 2 mA for 20 min/session) of tDCS to the left (anode stimulation) and right (cathode) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Subjectively assessed craving and LPP component was analyzed before stimulation and at the 1-month follow-up after tDCS in IGD. Results: At baseline, patients with IGD showed higher LPP amplitudes for game-related cues in the centro-parietal and parietal regions than HCs. After 10 sessions of tDCS, increased LPP amplitudes decreased significantly at 1-month follow-up., as well as subjective craving for gaming. Conclusion: These findings suggest that neurophysiological arousal in response to game-related cues in the IGD group could be modulated by the effects of tDCS. LPP was a significant neurophysiological marker of the neuroplastic response of cue reactivity underlying the therapeutic effect of tDCS on IGD. Based on the present findings, tDCS could be expanded to the treatment of other addictive disorders, including substance use disorder and behavioral addictions.
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